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 “Additional Responsibilities” in Consulting

Tom Spencer

During both consulting recruiting and the initial months working in consulting, experienced by myself and my friends, the top priority for a consulting career which has been consistently emphasized has been delivering excellent client work. Recruiting support. Arguably, the second priority has been persistent learning. Networking.

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Do you think culture and collaboration require an office? Think Again

Brimstone Consulting

Tsipursky cautions that these biases are causing leaders to “fall victim to mental oversight,” and “doing what they feel comfortable with, even if it devastates employee morale, engagement, and productivity; seriously undercuts retention and recruitment; and harms diversity and inclusion. Rob Cross, Edward A. Cultivating Culture.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

If you love a strong performing underdog, are ex-military, or just go bananas thinking about public policy and the private sector, read on for these – and more – reasons we love Booz & Company. He began by helping firms recruit competent executives, acquire new customers, and establish conducive office space.

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From Case Interview Mistakes to Bain Offer

CaseInterview.com

Over a long recruiting season, I personally feel that the quality of one's habits is what determines both the quality and the consistency of one's performance in interviews. Early in your recruiting process, you knew you needed to have a hypothesis (and you did). Read Our Privacy Policy. Anyone can have a good interview.

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Why Aren’t Black Employees Getting More White-Collar Jobs?

Harvard Business

Forty years ago, two companies were known for aggressively recruiting minorities on college campuses: IBM and Xerox , both considered hot tech companies of that era. Decades of one-step-forward-two-steps-back government policies have also been ineffective. The EEOC’s policies, too, have not been enough to increase diversity.

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Design Your Employee Experience as Thoughtfully as You Design Your Customer Experience

Harvard Business

In its 2016 Employee Engagement Benchmark Study, the firm showed that companies that excel at customer experience have one-and-a-half times as many engaged employees as customer experience laggards do. For example, here are the 10 stages a client of mine identified in their employee journey: sourcing and recruiting. pre-boarding.

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How to Evaluate, Accept, Reject, or Negotiate a Job Offer

Harvard Business

” Databases and job search websites, such as Glassdoor, Indeed, Ladders, and Salary.com are a good starting point, but Lees recommends talking to recruiters and headhunters and others in the industry. “Also, look at what you will be doing, what success looks like, and what benchmarks you’ll be judged against,” he says.

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